Adjustable window-shade bracket.



No. 634,179. Patented Oct. '3, I899.

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ADJUSTABLE WINDOW-SHADE BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 634,17 9, dated October 3, 1899.

Application filed December 17, 1898. Serial No. 699,620. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DELLA M. MILLER, of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State. of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Adjustable Vindow Shade Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

It is well known that in tenant-houses having frequent changes of occupants the Win (low-casings soon become damaged and practically ruined by reason of the numerous screw and nail holes made therein for the purpose of adjusting the ordinary windowshade brackets to accommodate the various sizes of window-shades owned by the different tenants. v

The object of my invention is to overcome this difficulty by providing a simple and inexpensive window-shade bracket which can be used with shade-rollers of various lengths without changing the position of the bracket upon the window-casing, thus saving the trouble of making new screw or nail holes for each new tenant and avoiding the mutilation of the window-casing resulting therefrom. I accomplish this object by means of the device hereinafter described, and illustrated in the.

accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof, and in which Figure 1 is a front view of a pair of my improved brackets as they appear in practical use. Fig. 2 is a front view of one of said brackets in position upon a window-casing, and Figs. 3 and 4 are side views of portion of one of said brackets detached. a

1 2 are stationary brackets which are secured to the window-casing in any suitable manner, preferably by screws. In the drawings the bracket 1 is secured to the outer edge of the window-casing, (see Fig. 4;) but I do not restrict myself to this position nor to the particular form of bracket shown, any suitable stationary bracket being as well adapted to my purpose.

Between the stationary brackets 1 2 is revolubly and horizontally supported a threaded shaft 3, upon which travels a movable bracket 4. One end of the threaded shaft 3 is revolubly supported and secured against longitudinal movement in an opening in the stationary bracket 2, the other end thereof being revolubly supported in'a hole through bracket 1. This hole is not screw-threaded, and the bracket 1 may be moved loosely along the shaft 3 to any desired point. The distance between the two brackets 1 and 2 is thus adjustable and they may accordingly be fitted to casings of any ordinary Width. The outer end of the shaft is provided with a head 5, by which it may be easily revolved by hand.

Supported upon the threaded shaft 3, between the stationary brackets 1 2, is a movable bracket 4, the shaft passing through a screw-threaded aperture in the bracket 4, thus providing means for moving the bracket back and forth upon the shaft by turning the head 5.

The shoulder 6. (see Fig. 3) of said movable bracket 4 fits closely but movable horizontally against the vertical face of the windowcasing, thus holding the bracket securely in adjusted position and making a steady rest for the end of the shade-roller.

It will be seen that I have described but one of apair of my adjustable window-shade brackets, both being substantially alike in construction, except that one of the movable brackets 4 is provided with a circular opening and the other with a vertical slot, both of the usual size and shape, for receiving the axial pieces on the ends of a shade-roller. It will also be seen by referring to Fig. 1 that the positions of the two brackets upon the Window-casing are reversed, the head 5 always being at the outer end.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

An adjustable window-shade fixture consisting of two stationary brackets, a threaded shaft revolubly supported between said stationary brackets, a movable bracket supported between said stationary brackets and provided with a screw threaded aperture through which said threaded shaft passes, and a shoulder on said movable bracket fitted snugly against the window-casing, whereby said bracket may be moved back and forth by revolving the shaft.

DELLA M. MILLER.

In presence of WILBER A. OWEN, L. E. BROWN. 

